CVE-2012-3466
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.4
Description
GNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a passphrase is cached, which allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown attack vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.4.1-5 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.4.1-5 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.4.1-5 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.4.1-5 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.4.1-5 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | gnome-keyring | 3.4.0 | |
| gnome | gnome-keyring | 3.4.1 | |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683655
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-keyring/commit/?id=51606f299e5ee9d48096db0a5957efe26cbf7cc3
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-keyring/commit/?id=5dff623470b859e332dbe12afb0dc57b292832d2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00037.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:084
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/2
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=681081
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845426
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3466
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.